The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-22
NEW JERSEYS STATE FAIR.
$4,000 People THRoN0 THE SPACIOUS
T. T Z! GROUNDS AT WhIERLEH.
The Exhibition OF PouItry the Fenture-The
Kennci show Small, bat the Dogs Abeve
the Average In Quatity--Tho Trotttng.

the Average In Quafty--Tho Trotttng.
Waverley was tho liveliest and busiest
bpot In Now Jersey yesterday. II was next to
tho greatest day Of tho State fair, and fully
$4,000 persons gathered to inspect the exhibits,
SEQ the trots. and observe each other. They
came in all sorts OF vehicles over the country
roads leading to the fair grounds, and over the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which stops nearly oil
Of It's trains at Waverey this week. The bou-
lovard between Newark and the fair grounds
was thronged with oil kinds OF public and prt-
vate vehicles all day yesterday. Stages were
there from Long Branch and Ocean Grove,
competing for the carrying trade with livery
stable stages, hacks, and express wagons from
Newark and Elizabeth. now line OF horse
cars was extended from Newark to tho gates
OF tho grounds last week. and all the cars the
company could borrow from other city lines
were densely packed with people. The wooden
sidewalk extending from tho Pennsylvania
Railroad station almost up to the grounds was
lined with fakirs, gamblers, thieves, and spe-
cial policemen in uniform.
The man who wrapped ten-dollar greenbacks
around small slices Of brown soap and packed
them away In little gilt boxes did O thriving
business between man with wheel-of-for-
tune and another individual who made small
fortune with o sweat board. Six trios manipu-
lated tho walnut shell industry and captured
large sums Of money from countrymen who
believed the evidence OF their eyes and were
sure that they know Just which shell tho little
India rubber ball nestled under These and
kindred Industries fourshed outside OF the
fair grounds only. There is no gambling per-
mitted inside this season. The mechanical
horse races were excluded and 30 wore the
freak shows and striking machines. Visitors
from Wnockie. Hohokus and other :, rural SIad
Comparison with those Of the hundreds who
dogs. ' Il is Quite pro6abie that they will have
the satisfaction Of knowing that u Is the last
dog show they will ever see at the fair grounds
Of numbers 1t Is weak show, but the Quality
OF dogs Is above the, average. The reason that
were last year is said to be that the Kennel
pSSS sss6S Is s 5 h nws s9e
we'll shown In neat cages. There are hundreds
OF the finest fowls to BIO scared up In the
must be cracked for them to shanghais that
can eat from the head Of a barrel without
stretching their necks. There are guanti-
growing, out of the tops of their heads and
others that habtually wear ear mufis and
ingly picturesque goose there until yesterday;
Its plumnge was OF rich magenta hue and 1t
attracted q great deal OF attention until the
ing water and smeared the bars Of its cage.
Then the superintendent Of the. poultry de-
partment discovered the deception. and the
In the horticultural and agricultural tent the
display Is not SO large as In previous years. but
and the phenomenal vegetables are well rep;
resented by huge tomatoes. enormous mangei
warzes and weighing an eighth Of
eral grown by convict labor at the Essex county
The hot-sausase industry is not neglected
this year. Thirty two stands are appropriated
to sausage broilers and the odor OF burned
grease and charcoal fumes peryades the air
sausage roll. Broiled sausage is the staple
the remainder Of the year they smack their
lips as they recall the flavor OF the appetizing
morses Of scorched meat sandwiched In split
roll made for It's reception. 1t is estimated
that 5000 sausages are sold at WaSerley at
Taken as a whole the fair is Just as big a
and the number of exhibits have greatly de-
creased. The grounds are enormous ,s and ar Y;
three times as much live stock as is present
this year: The number Of empty places make ak,
enara is nH larger
more interesting than ever before. and crowds
{ are always Watching tho processes Of making
! The prominent visitors yesterday were few
Is se dsy
4 wonld-be Governors meet at the fair and talk
preliminary politics with Senators, Assembly,
prominent Newarkers on hand yesterday were
seaaasor Fish Sheriff Judges aoasn
HON aserss Hsscz aad as
semblymen Barrett. Hill, Condit Peck. and
) Charles woolley, the driver Of the stallion
Jersey Prince. who was thrown out Of his snlky
On IueRday y IN preea car eondltI9 h W4
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good one. Harry Mills and Eddie Medium won
II In one heat, distancing, tho others. Then
good style in .s:a4s. boating the record for or
! teams on a half-mile track. The summaries
arc as follows: .-
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